Saturday, Nov. 7
Breakfast to benefit
Operation Christmas Child
HOOSICK, N.Y. -- The First Baptist Church of Hoosick, 648 South St., will serve a breakfast today from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Pancakes, sausage, coffee, and juice will be served for a cost of $5. All profits will benefit Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse headed by CEO Franklin Graham.
This ministry, begun in 1993, has sent more than 68 million shoe boxes to more than 130 countries around the world. Needy children receive these boxes filled with small toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and various other gifts. To many children this will be the first gift they have ever received. Each box also contains a Christian message telling children about Jesus Christ.
Thousands of churches, schools, and families are now purchasing items and packing their shoe boxes so that needy children around the world may have reason to rejoice because of Operation Christmas Child. Supporting the breakfast on Nov. 7 will aid Samaritan’s Purse in this ministry. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For inquiries, call the church office at 518-686-7704. Fellowship changes service time
NORTH HOOSICK, N.Y. -- CornerstoneFellowship Church will be starting its Saturday evening service at 6 p.m. beginning today. Join them for powerful worship and timely insights from Scripture. For more information, call Pastor Mike Benoit at 518-686-4062.
Special service honoring American veterans
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- The First Baptist Church will honor all veterans from all wars and their families on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 10:15 a.m. at the church. All are invited. Leaders from American Legion will speak and conduct a flag-folding ceremony during the worship service. The church is located at 78 Main St. The service will be followed by refreshments.
Episcopal sister leads
weekend programs
HOOSICK, N.Y. -- All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoosick has invited Mother Miriam of Saint Mary’s Convent in Greenwich to lead a weekend of worship, instruction and meditation. All community members, of all denominations, are invited to share this time of inspiration and fellowship.
On Saturday, All Saints will host "Holy Things in Holy Places," an informative workshop for Altar Guild members or for anyone interested in this ancient ministry. The day will begin at 10 a.m. with a morning prayer service, followed at 10:30 a.m. by meditation. At 11 a.m., Mother Miriam will guide current or potential Altar Guild members from All Saints and other churches in the symbolism and meaning behind our rites of worship and how to be stewards of "Holy Things in Holy Places." The noon office will be read at 12:15 p.m., with a lunch provided immediately afterward.
On Sunday, at 10 a.m., All Saints will hold an "Instructed Eucharist."
Mother Miriam is mother superior of the Community of St. Mary. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest indigenous religious order in the Episcopal Church. Contemplative and Benedictine in ethos, the sisters center their life together in corporate worship, personal discipline and study and simple work -- with mission flowing outward from this stable anchor. For more information, see www.stmaryseast.org
The weekend’s activities are free and open to everyone. All Saints Church is located on Route 7 in Hoosick. For more information, contact All Saints’ vicar, Father Fred Curtis, at 518-677-5142 or at padreflc@aol.com.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Special recital
in Bennington
BENNINGTON -- At 3 p.m. a special recital will be performed at Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church by Donald McMahon, organist, and percussionists Taryn Reese and Robert Vacca.
The program will include the music of J.S. Bach, Theodore Dubois, Antonio Vivaldi, Eugene Gigout, Richard Wagner, Gui-seppe Verdi, Antonin Dvorak, Jeremiah Clark, Dan Locklair and others.
Admission is free. All facilities are accessible to those with disabilities.
Pancake Breakfast
BENNINGTON -- A breakfast will be offered at the parish center of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church, located at 238 Main St. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon, sausage, donuts and beverages.
The cost is adults $7.50 and children $4. Serving begins at 8 a.m. until gone. Convenient parking is available and the parish center is handicap accessible.
Services at St. Peter’s
BENNINGTON -- The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 200 Pleasant St., at 8 a.m. (Rite 1, said liturgy), at 10 a.m. (Rite 2, choral liturgy with organ and choir) and at 5 p.m. for Sundays at Five, contemporary liturgy with the contemporary music ensemble.
The Rev. Dr. Anita Schell-Lambert, rector of St. Peter’s, will celebrate and preach at all services. The Eucharist is also celebrated on Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the chapel (Rite 2, said liturgy).
The St. Peter’s Children’s Choir rehearses on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm (no rehearsal Nov. 11) and the Adult Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Annual Diocesan Convention took place on Nov. 6 and 7, in Burlington. Delegates from St. Peter’s attended along with Schell-Lambert, and the Rev. Penny Hawkins, deacon.
For more information about the services and activities of St. Peter’s, visit www.stpetersbenningtonvt.org or call the church office at 802-442-2911.
’Family Ties’ sermon at Federated Church
EAST ARLINGTON -- All are invited to participate in the 10 a.m. worship service at the Federated Church on Ice Pond Road, at which the sacrament of baptism will be celebrated.
Children ages 4 through 10 years are invited to attend the service through the Time for Children and then go to Bailey Hall with their teachers for the children’s program.
Thestory fromthebook of Ruth will form the foundation for today’s sermon, titled "Family Ties," and will focus on how we go about building families of all types. The Scripture that we will attend to will be Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17. Additional scripture selections are Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:24-28 and Mark 12:38-44. The choir will be conducted and accompanied by Music Director Paul Opel.
Following worship all are invited to Bailey Hall for refreshments and fellowship.
The Annual Eat for Heat Supper will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in Bailey Hall with a menu that will include chili (meat and vegetarian), corn muffins, salad and apple crisp with ice cream. Freewill offerings gathered at the meal will help support local families with heat and utilities over the coming cold winter months. This event is sponsored by the church’s Mission Board.
Senior Meals are served on Tuesday and Thursday at noon. If you would like to participate in the Ride-Share Program, call the church office at 375-2548. For more information, visit www.earlingtonfedchurch.org.
’Risking Everything’
at Second Congregational
BENNINGTON -- The worship service begins at 10 a.m. at Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street. The Rev. Mary Lee-Clark’s sermon is entitled "Risking Everything," based on the day’s readings from Ruth and Mark.
Following a Time for the Children in All of us, children through fifth grade are invited to Godly Play, and middle and high School youth are dismissed to their class. Nursery care is provided throughout worship. Refreshments are served during a time of fellowship following service in Webster Hall. Adventures in Reading group session one meets after the service at 11:30 a.m. in the Clayton Room, lead by David Durfee.
Second Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, welcomes all people of faith or in search of faith, without regard to age, race, sex, economic condition, disability or sexual orientation. Its building is wheelchair-accessible, and hearing-assistance devices are available. For more information, call the church office at 442-2559 or visit www.bennscc.org.
Events upcoming at church and beyond
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. -- The Sunday worship service at the Cambridge United Presbyterian Church begins at 10 a.m. with praise songs.
Not is everyone invited to join us at church on Sunday mornings, here are some interesting upcoming:
* Nov. 22: Community Thanksgiving. Dinner at St. Patrick’s Church at 1 p.m.
* Nov. 25: Community Thanksgiving Day Worship Service at Cambridge United Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m.
* Dec. 1, 8, and 15: Advent Bible Study with Rev. Bo Harris and Jan Harris in the Brieman Building from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The subject is Promise and Fulfillment from Isaiah and John 1.
* Dec. 2, 9, and 16: Advent luncheon will be held at Embury Methodist Church at noon.
* Dec. 5: Christmas Goodies in the Emma Holden Room. Do your Christmas shopping early and have a good lunch, too.
For more information about any of these activities, call the church office mornings at 518-677-3863
Upcoming
’Eat for Heat’ Dinner at Federated Church
EAST ARLINGTON -- All are welcome to the annual "Eat for Heat" dinner on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. We will be serving salad, homemade meat and vegetarian chili, fresh baked cornmeal muffins, apple crisp with ice cream and coffee and tea. This event will be held in Bailey Hall of the Federated Church of East Arlington on Ice Pond and is sponsored by the Mission Committee.
There will be a freewill offering. The money raised will help local families with their heating and utility needs throughout the coming winter. Make checks payable to East Arlington Federated Church and write "Eat for Heat" in the memo section.
Your support will help your neighbors stay warm this winter. With frigid weather and the holidays approaching, many families are already struggling to get by. If you have any questions, call the church office, 802-375-2548.
Rummage Sale at St. James
ARLINGTON -- The Missions Committee of St. James Church, on Route 7A in Arlington is having a rummage sale on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a wide selection of clothing, household items and kids stuff. Crafts, baked goods and a light lunch of homemade soup and bread will also be available. A bag sale begins at 1 p.m. All proceeds go to local and worldwide charities. For more information, call Mimi Zylinski at 802-375-9427.
Announcements
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Thrift Shop
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- The Thrift Shop at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Main Street is open every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It has a large variety of clothing for children, women and men, many of them brand new. The shop also has an assortment of household items. Winter items are now on display. Coats are free and many items are sold for $1.
Thanksgiving Pie Sale
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- St. Hilda’s Guild of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is sponsoring its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale. Freshly baked nine-inch pies will be ready for pickup the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Flavors available are apple -- regular and sugar-free -- pumpkin and chocolate cream. To place an order or more information, call Anne Conway at 518-686-7064, Melissa Knebel at 518-686-7353 or Becky Jacques at 518-686-4655.
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